Melsonby is a village and civil parish in the former Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies a 1.2 miles west of the A1(M) motorway and 1.2 miles north of the A66. The second element in the name Melsonby is the Old Norse suffix -by, meaning "farm, settlement". The first element may be the Old Irish personal name Maelsuithan, which indicates No…Melsonby is a village and civil parish in the former Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies a 1.2 miles west of the A1(M) motorway and 1.2 miles north of the A66. The second element in the name Melsonby is the Old Norse suffix -by, meaning "farm, settlement". The first element may be the Old Irish personal name Maelsuithan, which indicates Norse-Gaelic settlement in the area.
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